Eleven-Year Survival in the Veterans Administration Randomized Trial of Coronary Bypass Surgery for Stable Angina

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 311, Issue 21, 1984, Pages 1333-1339

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ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSIS; HEART; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; THERAPY;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0021735465     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198411223112102     Document Type: Article

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